Starting Mileage leaving Moab: 10,326
Ending Mileage arriving Grand Junction, CO: 10,439
Miles Driven: 113
Avg. MPG: 7.6
Gas Price: $4.09--Green Springs, CO
Overnight: Grand Junction, Colorado
Junction West RV Park
Travel Day
This morning we didn't have far to travel to get to Grand Junction, Colorado; but we were out of the campground by 9:30 AM. We stopped at McDonald's for a quick breakfast to eat on the road as our next stop was Walmart to pick up a few essentials. Of course, I needed nourishment for that jaunt. I shopped while Dave played chauffeur for me so I didn't have to walk as far. Else we would have to park at the far end of the parking lot.
The terrain was mostly desert with a few sand-packed hills. Again, the color variations are truly beautiful and unexpected.
We saw more antelope today and one group had a buck with a huge rack. Too bad I didn't have the camera posed.
We arrived at the campground at noon.
So, I made tuna fish sandwiches for lunch instead of going out. Dave was in shock!
My next task was to color my hair. So, that meant I had to rinse it out at the campground's showers. I had the entire shower facility to myself because it was early afternoon. And, it was a good thing, as it turned out. I got all set up with my towels, floormat, change of clothes, soap and shampoo, etc. I got all undressed, stepped into the shower and turned it on. To my horror, the showerhead was broken and it produced a dribble along the wall. Great! So, that meant I had to abandon that stall and move everything to the next stall. Of course, I was in the buff, so I was quite nervous someone would walk in as I'm shuffling from stall to stall in the hallway. And yes, I did test the new showerhead before I moved. I no sooner got all organized in the new stall, when a man opened the main door and wanted to know if anyone was in there. Of course, I was so relieved he had not opened the door a few minutes earlier. It was the owner, and he wanted to remove a "floor wet" sign as he had cleaned the facility an hour previously.
I called our granddaughter's (Stephanie) mother (Kimberly) to arrange our arrival day to visit with their family. Wednesday is Stephanie's sister's (Emily) birthday so we will arrive on Thursday.
I then called the campground near their home. The campground is a state park, so we were required to make reservations 3 days prior to our arrival. Because we had not done that, we will have to hurry in to Denver and hope that we can snag an available spot. We were, however, told that there are no vacancies for Saturday night. So, we may only be able to stay Thursday and Friday nights.
Tonight was the first show of the new season of Dancing with the Stars. So, I got all settled in to watch the new "stars." I did a bit of crocheting in the car todasy and continued to do so while watching TV tonight.
We didn't seem to do too much today, but we were very tired. So, after my shows, it was nighty night.
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